| Scent stimulates nerves to fire in the emotional center | | | | top lip to the base of the nose and hold as long as |
| of the brain (Limbic System - Smell and Emotional | | | | comfortable or until the bleeding stops |
| Response), and it also stimulates the master gland to | | | | - Rub a drop of Lavender Oil over the bridge of the |
| release hormones. Hormones affect the fight/flight | | | | nose to unblock tear ducts |
| response, as well as digestion and heart rate. In this | | | | - Rub Lavender Oil on dry or chapped skin |
| way, Thereapeutic - Grade Essential Oils can affect | | | | - Rub a drop of Lavender Oil on chapped or |
| us in many ways all at once, just through their | | | | sunburned lips |
| fragrance (inhalation). | | | | - To reduce or minimize the formation of scar tissue, |
| Therapeutic - Grade Essential Oils have a complex | | | | massage Lavender Oil on and around the area |
| chemical structure, designed and produced by nature, | | | | - Rub 2 - 4 drops of Lavender Oil over your armpits to |
| which makes the use uniquely economical! For | | | | act as a deodorant |
| example, when Lavender Oil is applied to a wound, | | | | - Rub a drop of Lavender Oil between your palms and |
| over sore muscles, a broken bone, or a burn, it can | | | | inhale deeply to help alleviate the symptoms of hay |
| support the body's natural self-healing processes in all | | | | fever |
| those areas. Or it might stimulate the immune system | | | | - Rub several drops of Lavender Oil into the scalp to |
| or balance blood pressure, or relieve a tension | | | | help eliminate dandruff, place a few drops of Lavender |
| headache, or help you go to sleep. | | | | Oil on a cotton ball and place in your linen closet to |
| Finally, Therapeutic - Grade Essential Oils can affect | | | | scent the linens and repel moths and insects |
| us just through their subtle energy. They have a | | | | - Place a drop of Lavender Oil in your water fountain |
| presence that touches us deeply, and can change our | | | | to scent the air, kill bacteria and prolong the time |
| feelings and our thoughts in an instant. | | | | between cleanings |
| LAVENDER THERAPEUTIC - GRADE ESSENTIAL | | | | - Place a few drops of Lavender Oil on a wet cloth |
| OIL - Lavender has been clinically evaluated for its | | | | and throw into the clothes dryer |
| relaxing effects, and it may be used to cleanse cuts, | | | | - Which will deodorize and freshen your laundry, put a |
| bruises and skin irritations. | | | | drop of Lavender Oil on a cold sore |
| - Rub Lavender Oil on the feet for a calming effect on | | | | - Cold diffuse Lavender Oil to alleviate the symptoms |
| the body | | | | of allergies |
| - Rub a drop of Lavender Oil on your palms and | | | | - Spritz several drops of Lavender Oil mixed with |
| smooth on your pillow to help you sleep | | | | distilled water on a sunburn to decrease pain |
| - Put a drop of Lavender Oil on a bee sting or insect | | | | - Drop Lavender Oil on a cut to clean the wound and |
| bite to stop itching and reduce swelling | | | | kill bacteria |
| - Put 2-3 drops of Lavender Oil on a minor burn to | | | | - Apply 2-3 drops of Lavender Oil to a rash to stop |
| decrease pain | | | | the itching and heal the skin |
| - Drop Lavender Oil on a cut to stop the bleeding | | | | RECOMMENDATIONS: Always wash and rinse your |
| - Mix several drops of Lavender Oil with V-6 | | | | hands thoroughly, before and after the use of |
| Vegetable Mixing Oil and use topically on eczema and | | | | therapeutic-grade essential oils, also avoid contact with |
| dermatitis | | | | your eyes. Keep therapeutic-grade essential oils out of |
| - Alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness | | | | the reach of children. |
| - Place a drop of Lavender Oil on the end of the | | | | This entire article is available for reprint electronically or |
| tongue or around the naval or behind the ears | | | | in print, for free, as long as it is done in its entirety and |
| - To stop a nosebleed, put a drop of Lavender Oil on | | | | the bylines are included. A copy of your publications |
| a tissue and wrap it around a small chip of ice, push | | | | would be appreciated. |
| the tissue covered ice chip up under the middle of the | | | | |